| 55th Venice International Film Festival | |
| Location: | Venice, Italy |
| Founded: | 1932 |
| Awards: | Golden Lion |
| Date: | 3 – 13 September 1998 |
| Website: | Website |
| Chronology: | Venice Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 54th |
| Followed By: | 56th |
The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.
Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola was the Jury President of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio.[1] [2]
The following people comprised the 1998 jury:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Tale | Conte d'automne | data-sort-value="Rohmer" | France | |||
| Black Cat, White Cat | Crna mačka, beli mačor | data-sort-value="Kusturica" | France, Germany, FR Yugoslavia | |||
| Bulworth | data-sort-value="Beatty" | United States | ||||
| Clouds | data-sort-value="Nube" | La nube | data-sort-value="Solanas" | France, Argentina | ||
| Dancing at Lughnasa | data-sort-value="O'Connor" | Ireland, United States | ||||
| data-sort-value="Garden" | The Garden of Eden | data-sort-value="Giardini" | I giardini dell'Eden | data-sort-value="D'Alatri" | Italy | |
| Hilary and Jackie | data-sort-value="Tucker" | United Kingdom | ||||
| Hurlyburly | data-sort-value="Drazan" | United States | ||||
| Little Teachers | data-sort-value="Piccoli" | I piccoli maestri | data-sort-value="Luchetti" | Italy | ||
| Lovers of the Arctic Circle | data-sort-value="Amantes" | Los amantes del círculo polar | data-sort-value="Medem" | Spain | ||
| New Rose Hotel | data-sort-value="Ferrara" | United States | ||||
| Next Stop Paradise | Terminus Paradis | data-sort-value="Pintilie" | Romania | |||
| Place Vendôme | data-sort-value="Garcia" | France | ||||
| Rounders | data-sort-value="Dahl" | United States | ||||
| Run Lola Run | Lola rennt | data-sort-value="Tykwer" | Germany | |||
| Shooting the Moon | data-sort-value="Albero" | L'Albero delle pere | data-sort-value="Archibugi" | Italy | ||
| data-sort-value="Silence" | The Silence | سکوت | data-sort-value="Makhmalbaf" | Iran, Tajikistan, France | ||
| Stolen Life | Voleur de vie | data-sort-value="Angelo" | France | |||
| Traffic | Tráfico | data-sort-value="Botelho" | Portugal, France, Denmark | |||
| data-sort-value="Way" | The Way We Laughed | Così ridevano | data-sort-value="Amelio" | Gianni Amelio | Italy | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am I Beautiful? (closing film) | Bin ich schön? | Doris Dörrie | Germany | |
| The Ballad of the Windshield Washers | La ballata dei lavavetri | Italy | ||
| Celebrity | United States | |||
| Chance or Coincidence | Hasards ou coïncidences | France | ||
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | |||
| Incontri proibiti | Italy | |||
| Of Lost Love | Del perduto amore | Italy | ||
| Saving Private Ryan (opening film) | United States | |||
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | United Kingdom | |||
| You Laugh | Tu ridi | Italy | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americanka | Russia | ||
| L'anniversario | Mario Orfini | Italy | |
| Bullet Ballet | バレット・バレエ | Japan | |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Germany | ||
| Cabaret Balkan | Буре барута | Yugoslavia | |
| Connection by Fate | 超級市民 | Wan Jen | United Kingdom |
| Crush Proof | Paul Tickell | Ireland | |
| Endurance | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | ||
| L'Ennui | Cédric Kahn | France | |
| Far from One's Eyes | Longe da vista | Italy | |
| Friendly Fire | Ação Entre Amigos | Brazil | |
| Guests | Ospiti | Italy | |
| Into My Heart | Anthony Stark, Sean Smith | United States | |
| Liv | United States | ||
| Living in Paradise | Vivre au paradis | Bourlem Guerdjou | Algeria |
| The Loss of Sexual Innocence | United States | ||
| Lucky and Zorba | La gabbianella e il gatto | Italy | |
| The Second Wife | La seconda moglie | Ugo Chiti | Italy |
| Shadrach | Susanne Styron | United States | |
| Shattered Image | United States | ||
| Side Streets | United Kingdom | ||
| Speak Like a Child | United Kingdom | ||
| State of Dogs | Нохойн орон | Peter Brosens, Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh | Mongolia |
| Sun Bird | 太阳鸟 | Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping | China |
| Train of Life | Train de vie | France, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, Romania | |
| Traps | Pasti, pasti, pasticky | Czech Republic | |
| Viol@ | Donatella Maiorca | Italy | |
| Vite in sospeso | Marco Turco | Italy | |
| Yara | Turkey, Germany | ||
| Yom Yom | Israel | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another Day in Paradise | United States | |||
| Apt Pupil | United States | |||
| He Got Game | United States | |||
| Lautrec | France | |||
| Out of Sight | United States | |||
| A Perfect Murder | United States | |||
| Poodle Springs | United States | |||
| Radiofreccia | Italy | |||
| The Red Violin | Canada | |||
| Ronin | United States | |||
| The Truman Show | United States | |||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute to Totò | ||||
| Totomodo: l'arte spiegata anche ai bambini | Italy | |||
| Sessantotto e dintorni | ||||
| Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos | West Germany | |||
| Il cinema ritrovato | ||||
| Adua and Her Friends | Adua e le compagne | Italy | ||
| The General of the Dead Army | l generale dell'armata morta | Italy | ||
| Stranger on the Prowl | Imbarco a mezzanotte | Italy | ||
| Paisan | Paisà | Italy | ||
| The Singing Princess | La Rosa di Bagdad | Anton Gino Domenighini | Italy | |
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]
Next Stop Paradise by Lucian Pintilie
Black Cat, White Cat by Emir Kusturica
Sean Penn for Hurlyburly
Catherine Deneuve for Place Vendôme
Niccolò Senni for Shooting the Moon